A Blog About Regenerative Agriculture

The first event,7th of March, is a whole evening’s entertainment. The second one,14th of March, is not as entertaining but is all about empowering yourself with healing knowledge (this is not as airy fairy as it sounds).

On the 7th of March the inspirational, uplifting MIAGI orchestra is giving a free concert in the Spier Farm Shed off the Annandale Road. It starts at 4pm. You can read about MIAGI (Music Is A Great Investment) here. Suffice to say they are using the uplifting power of music to give opportunities to kids who would never have these opportunities.

Following on from the MIAGI concert, across the lawns from the Spier Farm Shed on the Stellenbosch Waldorf School premises, is a performance by the Sisonke Social Circus followed by the Sunset Cinema.

The Sisonke Social Circus has kids from across the social/economic/racial spectrum learning true teamwork and many skills whilst having a lot of fun.

The Sunset Cinema is an open air cinema run by Short and Sweet who source the best short films, animations and music videos from around the globe. They are collaborating with the Stellenbosch Waldorf School on the movies to be shown so kids from all ages will be able to enjoy the short films.

The second event is worth coming to if you are feeling like a normal human being in today’s world. In other words you are not vibrant, content and free of neurosis. There are 4 speakers addressing health. All 4 do not fit the normal definition of their profession. A doctor, a physiotherapist, a farmer (me) and a health shop owner. I know the other three speakers well and they are inspirational.

Click here to find out more about this event where you will also be fed real food. We have called it As We Eat.

If you buy an extra large egg how sure are you that it is extra large?

The free range egg industry and the retailers selling “free range” eggs are already abusing the term being free range (for more on this click here)

What you need to be aware of is that eggs are graded by weight. Unless you weigh the egg you cannot be sure.

I know of one “free range egg” supplier here in the Western Cape who is putting large eggs into his extra large boxes and selling them at the extra large price.

Small 42 grams and less

Medium 43 to 50 grams

Large 51 to 58 grams

Extra large 59 to 65 grams

Jumbo 66 grams and up

We grade our eggs on this machine pictured above. Our restaurant clients (click here to see who they are) get the large eggs. Our medium, jumbo and occassionally extra large eggs are packed for retail and look like this.

I grew up on a cattle ranch in Kwa-Zulu Natal. Studied Management Accounting at Stellenbosch University before stockbroking for Goldman Sachs in London for just over four years. Declined the offer of promotion, left my job and moved to South Africa. Built a clay home with inspiration from various people on the way leading to me become a biodynamic student, grass farmer and carbon sequestrator.